Mine detail: Sage Hen Property

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.54961, -118.85432
dep_id: 10042428
mrds_id: M060222
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Scheelite
gangue: Epidote, Garnet, Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 42: W skarn
alteration: Silicification
conc_proc: Contact Metamorphism
Reporter: Johnson, Maureen G., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_type: Hornfels,Shale,Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Year first produced: 1952
disc_yr: 1914
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM
  • Deposit:: JOHNS, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
  • Production:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977
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